Six health mistakes women make
Sometimes it's hard being a member of the fairer sex. We're busy. Really busy. In fact, a recent study found that women work a 15-hour day, no matter how many hours they actually put in at their jobs. So it's understandable that we may make a few mistakes throughout the day -- forget to pick up milk, send a child to school without her lunch money, leave the cat out all night. It's just going to happen. But according to Prevention, women are also making big mistakes when it comes to health. But unlike forgetting to wash your daughter's soccer uniform, making mistakes about diet, fitness, and lifestyle can cost you more than inconvenience in the long run. If you're guilty of some of the following mistakes, take a closer look at where healthy habits rank on your list of priorities and see if you can't make a difference in your own personal health.
Ah, the power of food. Even small portions of food have power, like small salads.
At my house this summer, we are enjoying the greatest fruit salads. Our typical heaping bowls of fruit include watermelon, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi, peaches, cherries, banana, grapes, and sometimes pineapple. My mouth waters at the thought of these in-season fruits. My heart sinks when I think of the day they are not so plentiful, when dare I say, they are not in season. It happens every year. And somehow we manage. We just aren't as hyped up about our off-season salads.
If you're trying to lose weight, you'll have to fill up on salads and veggies. But salads can get boring -- fast! And when you get bored with your meals, that's when you reach for the junk food.
I was so happy when someone came up with the word "flexitarian," because I was tired of labeling myself a failing vegetarian. But even as a flexitarian, it can be tricky sometimes to find a menu choice that's both healthy and meat-free.
Now that it's fall, those of you with apple trees are probably trying to think of ways to use up the buckets and buckets of ripe fruit you've got falling all over your yard. Sure applesauce and apple pie are great, but there is only so much of each you can a) make and b) eat.
It's interesting to hear that an increase in healthy (or unhealthy, I suppose) salad consumption around the world is increasing the risk of disease and illness, but that is what U.S. scientists are saying.
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When it's hot out, big meals and cooking are just about the last thing I want to have anything to do with. Summer is a time of salads, fruit and anything cool from ice cream to iced beverages. While many of these summertime treats may sound light and healthy, there are often extra calories hidden in some of the season's food favorites.
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When you're trying to lose weight and you're eating out, what are you going to order? Chances are you'll opt for the salad, but surprise!
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